From: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:17:48 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: os: document FileInfo.Size as system-dependent for irregular files
X-Git-Tag: weekly.2012-03-13~33
X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.su/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4edd53e47b5a2e474f4e0b0399c272c48952d261;p=gostls13.git

os: document FileInfo.Size as system-dependent for irregular files

R=rsc, r
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/5795059
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diff --git a/src/pkg/os/types.go b/src/pkg/os/types.go
index c7c5199be1..01dddf50de 100644
--- a/src/pkg/os/types.go
+++ b/src/pkg/os/types.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func Getpagesize() int { return syscall.Getpagesize() }
 // A FileInfo describes a file and is returned by Stat and Lstat
 type FileInfo interface {
 	Name() string       // base name of the file
-	Size() int64        // length in bytes
+	Size() int64        // length in bytes for regular files; system-dependent for others
 	Mode() FileMode     // file mode bits
 	ModTime() time.Time // modification time
 	IsDir() bool        // abbreviation for Mode().IsDir()